4ocean
As many of you know, I am obsessed with the ocean. I have always felt a special connection to it and with that comes a desire to protect and conserve it. 4ocean is an organization dedicated to ending the ocean plastic crisis. 4ocean was founded on the belief that business can be a force for good and that the single actions of individual people, collectively, have the power to change the world. Every 4ocean product that is purchased comes with a One Pound Promise to pull one pound of trash from the ocean, rivers and coastlines. When purchasing 4ocean products, you are helping to fund the global cleanup operation. That’s pretty amazing.
4ocean started when Alex Schulze and Andrew Cooper were inspired to take a surfing trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 2015. They had grown up in Florida, making a living from the ocean, but Bali is where they began to fully understand the severity of the ocean plastic crisis and the impact it has on the coastal communities that depend on the ocean for health and survival. They spoke to local fishermen whose livelihoods were negatively impacted by plastic pollution and then decided to start a company that would hire boat captains and fishermen in affected communities and they would work as full-time, professional cleanup crew members to recover plastic and other harmful debris from the ocean, rivers and coastlines seven days a week. Since the beginning, they envisioned a business model where the materials that 4ocean recovers would be used to develop new and innovative products that raise awareness about the ocean plastic crisis while empowering individuals from around the world to do their part in ending the crisis.
4ocean has divisions in Florida, Bali, Haiti and Guatemala, recovering millions of pounds of trash from the ocean, rivers and coastlines every year. Since 2017, the team has recovered 15,565,158 lbs of trash, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.
The 4ocean shop has bracelets, necklaces and earrings, hats, shirts, stickers and more to help fund the mission. Check out their shop over at https://www.4ocean.com and use code TNTHOUSE10 to help out!
Let’s end the ocean plastic crisis, together.
XOXO,
Tay